For a creature that might weigh more than a ton, manatees can be surprisingly hard to see. They often travel just below the surface, and the only thing that shows above is the tip of their nose as they raise their head to breathe, a mouse-sized patch of skin and whiskers that's very difficult to spot from a fast-moving powerboat. ...more

December 7, 2008

A Bradenton man was arrested for not getting medical attention for a 3-year-old boy who he says ran his eye into a lit cigarette Monday night. ...more

December 3, 2008

John Stewart has been the Florida High School Athletic Association executive director the past five years. ...more

November 30, 2008

A 19-year-old man from Bradenton is in critical condition after his vehicle spun out of control on U.S. 41 in Manatee County Saturday night. ...more

November 23, 2008

Two armed men threatened to shoot a Bradenton woman as her young child looked on during a robbery early today, deputies said. ...more

November 21, 2008

Another circuit judge threw out evidence in a drug possession case, ruling that a narcotics-sniffing dog's nose was not reliable enough to justify searching a vehicle. ...more

November 19, 2008

Sheriff's investigators are looking into several possible sightings of the missing Holmes Beach motel owner who was last seen two weeks ago. ...more

November 19, 2008

Kick off those loafers and slip into some hiking boots for a leisurely stroll through a sea of gold, yellow and lavender wildflowers blanketing a nature preserve near you. ...more

November 19, 2008

A number of years have passed since the Avon Park High School Marching Grenadier Band earned an invitation to the state band championships, but that wait is over. ...more

November 13, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY - Police investigating the disappearance of an Anna Maria Island motel owner have found blood in her car and clothes belonging to her in the trunk. ...more

November 11, 2008